But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and our near people and your near people, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of Allah on the liars.
Tetapi ternyata pihak lawan tidak bersedia berkutuk-kutukan itu hanya minta berdamai dengan membayar upeti. Riwayat Abu Na`im dan diterima dari Ibnu Abbas, katanya, "Seandainya orang-orang Nasrani Najran itu bersedia meneruskan mubahalah niscaya mereka akan kembali ke negerinya sedangkan harta dan keluarganya tiada lagi."